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Central Bank: 62 branches allocated by Kuwaiti banks for people with special needs Localities -Saturday, 26 August 2017, 11:58 p / 620 views | (KUNA) The Central Bank of Kuwait said that Kuwaiti banks have allocated 62 branches spread in the six provinces to receive customers with special needs since the beginning of the implementation of instructions on the services of banks for people with special needs earlier this year. The central bank said in a press statement Saturday that it had started its supervisory duties to ensure the integrity and comprehensiveness of banks' implementation of its comprehensive instructions on services provided by banks for people with special needs. He stressed that this comes within the framework of the attention he gives to all sectors and segments of society, especially those with special needs from the banking sector, and in order to overcome all the obstacles that prevent the provision of banking and financial services to them. He explained that these instructions included a set of principles and practices related to banking services provided to them and a set of principles and practices for the blind and hearing-impaired clients, allowing them to benefit from banking products and services by providing banks with banking mechanisms that achieve this without incurring any additional costs. The Central Bank said that these instructions oblige banks to identify at least one branch in each of the six governorates to provide banking services for people with special needs, in addition to the normal work of the branch. Each bank in this branch shall allocate at least one ATM system, And a Braille keyboard. The instructions also included that the bank concerned to train some of its sign language staff or to recruit language specialists in the designated branch in order to provide assistance and guarantee the right of equality for clients with special needs to other clients in managing their financial affairs and equal access to banking and credit facilities And other forms of financial services and facilitate the access of customers who use wheelchairs to ATMs and branches of banks. The Central Bank pointed out that the instructions considered that the statements of accounts and notices sent to the blind customers should be printed according to the Braille method and the use of modern and safe technological programs such as screen readers, electronic fingerprints and mobile programs. He said that this will help people with special needs to conduct banking transactions through these means and programs, taking into account security requirements in managing the account and informing clients with special needs about all rights, obligations, risks and special requirements before providing any banking services. He pointed out that he urged Kuwaiti banks to cooperate with institutions and institutions accredited by the General Authority for Disability Affairs and related public benefit associations to benefit from the services provided by these bodies to serve customers of banks with special needs in order to implement the instructions of the Central Bank in this regard. -
«United» supports the initiative «Central» to provide new ATMs during the Eid In the "Avenues" and "Jet Mall" and "Slail Jahra" Economy -Saturday, 26 August 2017 / 72 views / 8 × Ahli United Bank (AUB) has announced its support for the Central Bank of Kuwait initiative in cooperation with the Kuwait Banks Union and the Automated Banking Services Company (KNET) to provide a number of new ATMs for the exchange of Ayadi from new dinar notes and five dinars during Eid Al Adha. Jit Mall and Salil Jahra. The bank said in a statement that the initiative extends from 24 August to 2 September, making it easier for clients to get to the clinic without having to visit the bank's branches, where the leaders of these complexes or residents nearby can withdraw the clinic easily. He added that in addition to this initiative, which increases the opportunity for customers to enjoy their time on this auspicious occasion, Al Mutahad also offers its customers the opportunity to obtain new banknotes from various categories through its branch network spread throughout Kuwait. Al-Mu'awdah appreciated the efforts exerted by Al-Central to carry out this initiative, which provides all the comforts to the public, while reducing the congestion in the branches of banks wishing to obtain Ayadi, and helping to respond to the expected increase in demand on new banknotes for Eid.
